Sirajuddin Haqqani Age, Wiki and Bio

Sirajuddin Haqqani

Quick Info

ProfessionTaliban Militant
NationalityAfghan
Date of Birth01/01/1980
Age44 years
BirthplaceAfghanistan or Pakistan

Bio/Wiki

Full nameSirajuddin Jallaloudine Haqqani
Aliases
  • Siraj
  • Khalifa
  • Mohammad Siraj
  • Sarajadin
  • Cirodjiddin
  • Seraj
  • Arkani
  • Khalifa Shahib
  • Halifa
  • Ahmed Zia
  • Siraj Haqqani
  • Serajuddin Haqani
  • Siraj Haqani
  • Saraj Haqani
Famous forBeing the Afghan Minister of Interior

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 7"
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

College/InstituteDarul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Educational QualificationGraduated from the Dar al-Ulum Haqqaniyya madrassa in Pakistan

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
SectSunni

Relationships & More

Marital StatusNot Known

Family

FatherJalaluddin Haqqani (an Afghan leader of the Haqqani network)
MotherName Not Known (from the United Arab Emirates)
Siblings
BrotherAnas Haqqani (a senior leader of the Haqqani network), Mohammad Haqqani (a senior leader of the Haqqani network)
SpouseNot Known

Career

Political PartyTaliban
Military Service
AllegianceIslamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Branch/ServiceHaqqani network
Years of Service2000-present
RankDeputy Taliban military leader
Wars/Battles
  • War on Terror (2001-present)
  • Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
  • War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
  • Taliban insurgency (December 2001 - August 2021)
  • Operation Zarb-e-Azb (2014-2017)
  • 2021 Taliban offensive

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sirajuddin Haqqani leads the Haqqani network, identified as a foreign terrorist organization.
He became Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Affairs in the new Taliban government cabinet formed in September 2021.
Raised in Miramshah, Pakistan, Sirajuddin attended the Darul Uloom Haqqania Deobandi Islamic seminary.
His father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, established the Haqqani network in the late 1970s to combat various forces as an Afghan guerrilla group.
Sirajuddin Haqqani implements more severe tactics than his father and maintains ties with citizens from Arab Gulf countries.
The Haqqani network collaborates with groups like al-Qaida, Tehreek-i-Taliban in Pakistan, among others.
In August 2016, Sirajuddin Haqqani was chosen as the deputy to Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Afghan Taliban.